Book #20 - Self-Sovereign Identity

Self-Sovereign Identity: Decentralized digital identity and verifiable credentials
by Alex Preukschat and Drummond Reed with Christopher Allen, Fabian Vogelsteller, and 52 other leading identity experts (2021)

Wednesday evenings - 6 pm pacific time (every other week)

Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/Los-Gatos-Rust-Reading-Group/events/281706128
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84281187589
Manning: https://www.manning.com/books/self-sovereign-identity

 



Chapter 9
Digital wallets and digital agents

November 10, 2021

Presenter

Chapter 9
Digital wallets and digital agents

November 10, 2021

Presenter

What is a digital wallet, and what does it typically contain?

 

What is a digital agent, and how does it typically work with a digital wallet?

 

An example scenario

 

Design principles for SSI digital wallets and agents

 

Basic anatomy of an SSI digital wallet and agent

 

Standard features of end-user digital wallets and agents

 

Backup and recovery

 

Advanced features of wallets and agents

 

Enterprise wallets

 

Guardianship and delegation

 

Certification and accreditation

 

The Wallet Wars: The evolving digital wallet/agent marketplace

 

Chapter 8
Decentralized identifiers

October 27, 2021

Presenter

Chapter 8
Decentralized identifiers

October 27, 2021

Presenter

The conceptual level: What is DID?

Casey

The functional level: How DIDs work

Jens

The architectural level: Why DIDs work

Jens

Four benefits of DIDs that go beyond PKI

Casey

The semantic level: What DIDs mean

Casey

Chapter 7
Verifiable credentials

September 15, 2021

Presenter

Chapter 7
Verifiable credentials

September 15, 2021

Presenter

Example uses of VCs

Nico

The VC ecosystem

Casey

The VC trust model

Nico

W3C and the VC standardization process

Casey

Syntactic representation

Nico

Basic VC properties

Casey

Verifiable presentations

Nico

More advanced VC properties

Casey

Extensibility and schemas

Nico

Zero-knowledge proofs

Casey

Protocols and deployments

Nico

Security and privacy evaluation

Casey

Hurdles to adoption

Nico

Chapter 6
Basic cryptography techniques for SSI

September 1, 2021

Presenter

Chapter 6
Basic cryptography techniques for SSI

September 1, 2021

Presenter

Hash functions

Jens

Encryption
Digital signatures

Casey

Verifiable data structures

Casey

Proofs

Casey

Chapter 5
SSI Architecture: The big picture

August 18, 2021

 

Chapter 5
SSI Architecture: The big picture

August 18, 2021

 

The SSI Stack

Casey

Layer 1: Identifiers and public keys

Casey

Layer 2: Secure communication and interfaces

Casey

Layer 3: Credentials

Casey

Layer 4: Governance frameworks

Casey

Potential for convergence

Casey


Chapter 4
SSI Scorecard: Major features and benefits of SSI

August 18, 2021

Presenter

Chapter 4
SSI Scorecard: Major features and benefits of SSI

August 18, 2021

Presenter

4.1 Bottom line

Jens

4.2 Business efficiencies

Jens

4.3 User experience and convenience

Casey

4.4 Relationship management

Casey

4.5 Regulatory compliance

Casey

 

Chapter 3
Example scenarios showing how SSI works

July 21, 2021

Presenter

Chapter 3
Example scenarios showing how SSI works

July 21, 2021

Presenter

A simple notation for SSI scenario diagrams

Casey

Scenario #1

Casey

Scenario #2

Casey

Scenario #3

Jens

Scenario #4

Jens - August 18

Scenario #5

Casey - August 18

Scenario #6

Casey - August 18

Scenario #7

Casey - August 18

 

Chapter 2
The basic building blocks of SSI

June 16, 2021

Presenter

Chapter 2
The basic building blocks of SSI

June 16, 2021

Presenter

Verifiable credentials

 Casey

Issuers, holders, and verifiers

 Jens

Digital wallets

 Casey

Digital agents

 Jens

Decentralized identifiers (DIDs)

 Casey

Blockchains and other verifiable data registries

 Jens

Governance frameworks

 Casey

Summarizing the building blocks

 Jens

 

Chapter 1

Why the Internet is missing an identity layer--and why SSI can finally provide one

June 2, 2021

Presenter

Chapter 1

Why the Internet is missing an identity layer--and why SSI can finally provide one

June 2, 2021

Presenter

Introduction
1.1 How bad has the problem become?
1.2 Enter blockchain technology and decentralization

Casey

1.3 The three models of digital identity

Casey

1.4 Why “self-sovereign”?
1.5 Why is SSI so important?

Jens

1.6 Market drivers for SSI
1.7 Major challenges to SSI adoption

Jens